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Medal of The Shipwrecked Fishermen and Mariners Royal Benevolent Society
Medal of The Shipwrecked Fishermen and Mariners Royal Benevolent Society. Obverse: Bust of Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) in a pigtail and uniform (left). Legend: 'ENGLAND EXPECTS EVERY MAN WILL DO HIS DUTY'. Reverse: Legend, 'SHIPWRECKED FISHERMEN & MARINERS BENEVOLENT SOCIETY 1839'. Inscription: 'CASES RELIEVED FROM 8TH. MAY 1839 TO 30TH SEPTEMBER 1843 WIDOWS 424 ORPHANS 1, 557 AGED PARENTS 280 SHIPWRECKED PERSONS 4, 281 FISHERMAN DESTITUTE 475 TOTAL 7, 017'. Issued as a reward to the society's agents for furthering the work of the society.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC2962 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Davis, Joseph |
| Date made: | 1844 |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio; Shipwrecked Fishermen and Mariners Royal Benevolent Society Davis, Joseph |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 43 mm |
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